Issue 37, 2015

Phase-selective gelators based on closed-chain glucose derivatives: their applications in the removal of dissolved aniline/nitrobenzene, and toxic dyes from contaminated water

Abstract

Several effective PSGs have been developed from a series of glucose-based compounds for the removal of aniline and nitrobenzene from their biphasic mixtures with water via a simple shaking strategy at room temperature within 1 min. The morphologies of the gels formed in aniline and nitrobenzene in the absence or presence of a large amount of water have been examined by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). The dominant factors that drive gelation in the case of the gelator and aniline or nitrobenzene have been studied using FT-IR, concentration-dependent 1H NMR, and XRD. Additionally, the efficient purification of toxic dye solutions has been realized by using one of these gelators as the adsorbent in a gel column. And the corresponding xerogel can also be used for efficient dye removal. HPLC and UV/vis spectroscopy provide the quantification means for the estimation of the purification efficacy. The easy-to-implement performance and high removal efficiency of the organic pollutants from water indicate the potential and promising applicability of these organogelators in water purification.

Graphical abstract: Phase-selective gelators based on closed-chain glucose derivatives: their applications in the removal of dissolved aniline/nitrobenzene, and toxic dyes from contaminated water

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
14 Feb 2015
Accepted
13 Aug 2015
First published
14 Aug 2015

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015,3, 18953-18962

Author version available

Phase-selective gelators based on closed-chain glucose derivatives: their applications in the removal of dissolved aniline/nitrobenzene, and toxic dyes from contaminated water

X. Zhang, J. Song, W. Ji, N. Xu, N. Gao, X. Zhang and H. Yu, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015, 3, 18953 DOI: 10.1039/C5TA01232E

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